Where does “bezoar” come from?
bezoar (English) comes from Spanish bezoar, from French bézoard, from Arabic بَازَهْر, from Middle Persian pʾtzhl, from Middle Persian pʾt, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎮𐎹, from Proto-Indo-Iranian paH-, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.
bezoar (English): A mass, usually of hair or undigested vegetable...
Definitions
- A mass, usually of hair or undigested vegetable...
Ancestry of “bezoar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | bezoar | bezoar |
| 2 | French | bézoard | bezoar |
| 3 | Arabic | بَازَهْر | bezoar |
| 4 | Middle Persian | pʾtzhl | bezoar; antidote |
| 5 | Middle Persian | pʾt | — |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎱𐎠𐎮𐎹 | to protect |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | paH- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |
Words derived from “bezoar”